JP2007326992A - Pollen allergen deactivator, mite allergen deactivator, pollen allergen deactivating material and mite allergen deactivating material - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a pollen allergen deactivator using a substance to deactivate a pollen allergen or mite allergen by finding the substance from a natural product having high safety, a mite allergen deactivator, a pollen allergen deactivating material and a mite allergen deactivating material. <P>SOLUTION: The pollen allergen deactivator comprises an extract from the leaf part of star fruit as an active ingredient. The mite allergen deactivator comprises an extract from the leaf part of star fruit and/or brown rice of purple rice. The pollen allergen deactivating material comprises a carrier and an extract from the leaf part of star fruit supported on the carrier. The mite allergen deactivating material comprises a carrier and an extract from the leaf part of star fruit and/or brown rice of purple rice supported on the carrier. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an allergen inactivating agent and an allergen inactivating material, and in particular, a pollen allergen inactivating agent, a mite allergen inactivating agent, and a pollen allergen inactivating agent capable of inactivating allergens that cause type I allergic diseases. The present invention relates to a chemical material and a mite allergen inactivating material.

  In recent years, with changes in the living environment, allergens that cause allergic symptoms have been present in all seasons. In particular, the number of hay fever patients in early spring due to pollen such as cedar pollen and cypress pollen has been increasing year by year, reaching 10% of the population, and the majority of them are type I against cedar pollen. Indicates an allergic reaction.

  Measures against hay fever are based on avoiding contact with pollen, and methods that avoid contact with pollen by using a mask or glasses are the mainstream, but contact with pollen is completely avoided. It is difficult. Therefore, there is a need for a technique that can fundamentally eliminate pollen allergens.

  Various techniques for inactivating pollen allergens have been proposed as techniques that can fundamentally eliminate pollen allergens. For example, pollen allergen inactivation spray (see Patent Document 1), filter that adsorbs and inactivates pollen allergen (see Patent Document 2), maintaining pollen allergen in the presence of heat, alkali, acid or protease Have proposed a method for inactivating pollen allergens (see Patent Documents 3 and 4), a house dust treatment agent containing a soot extract (see Patent Document 5), and the like.

  Recently, tick breeding has been promoted in exchange for comfort in the indoor environment. Accompanying tick breeding indoors, it has become a member of the genus Lepidoptera, such as Dermatophagoides farinae and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. Allergic diseases with allergens belonging to the ticks are a problem. These mites are considered to contribute to type I allergic diseases such as allergic asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, and atopic dermatitis.

As a countermeasure against allergic diseases in which mites are allergens, it is conceivable to eliminate mites, which are allergens, from the living environment. However, even if the ticks are exterminated, the mite allergens cannot be completely eliminated because the powerful allergens are released into the living environment from the dead ticks and the tick feces. It is difficult to solve. Therefore, there is a need for a technique that fundamentally eliminates mite allergens (such as mites, mite carcasses and feces). Conventionally, as a technique for fundamentally eliminating mite allergens, there is a technique in which a porous adsorbent impregnated with rosemary extract is sprayed indoors and sucked by a vacuum cleaner after several hours (see Patent Document 6). Proposed.
JP 2002-128659 A JP 2000-5553 A JP 2003-180865 A JP 2004-89673 A JP 2002-128680 A JP-A-6-256128

  The present invention finds a substance that inactivates pollen allergen or mite allergen from a highly safe natural product, and uses it to pollen allergen inactivating agent, mite allergen inactivating agent, pollen allergen inactivating material And it aims at providing a mite allergen inactivation material.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, firstly, the present invention provides a pollen allergen inactivating agent containing an extract from the leaf portion of star fruit as an active ingredient.
2ndly, this invention provides the mite allergen inactivating agent which contains the extract from the leaf part of a star fruit, and / or the brown rice of purple rice as an active ingredient.

3rdly, this invention provides the pollen allergen inactivation material containing a support | carrier and the extract from the leaf part of the star fruit hold | maintained at the said support | carrier.
4thly, this invention provides the mite allergen inactivation material containing a support | carrier and the extract from the leaf part of the star fruit hold | maintained at the said support | carrier, and / or the brown rice of purple rice.

  The pollen allergen inactivating agent and pollen allergen inactivating material of the present invention can inactivate pollen allergens, thereby preventing, treating or improving hay fever caused by pollen allergens. Further, the mite allergen inactivating agent and mite allergen inactivating material of the present invention can inactivate mite allergens, thereby causing allergic asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, atopic skin caused by mite allergens. It can prevent, treat or ameliorate type I allergic diseases such as inflammation.

The present invention will be described below.
[Pollen allergen inactivator, mite allergen inactivator]
The pollen allergen inactivating agent of the present invention contains an extract from the leaves of star fruit as an active ingredient. Moreover, the mite allergen inactivating agent of the present invention contains an extract from the leaf portion of star fruit and / or brown rice of purple rice as an active ingredient.

  In the present invention, the “extract” includes an extract obtained by using a leaf portion of star fruit or brown rice of purple rice as an extraction raw material, a diluted or concentrated solution of the extract, and a dried product obtained by drying the extract. Or any of these crudely purified products or purified products.

The plant which is an extraction raw material used in the present invention is a star fruit (scientific name: Averrhoa carambola L.) or purple rice.
Here, “purple rice” is a kind of pigmented rice having a pigment (for example, an anthocyanin-based purple pigment) in the cocoon layer (portion that becomes a cocoon and peels off when scouring).

  Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola L.) belongs to the family Oxalis and fresh fruits are edible. Star fruit has been described in China since BC, and the fruit has a star shape in cross section. Star fruit is cultivated in Okinawa, southeastern China, Yunnan and other tropical regions, and can be easily obtained from these regions. The site used as the extraction site is the leaf. Here, the “leaf part” includes not only a complete leaf but also a part of the leaf (eg, leaf blade, petiole, cocoon leaf, leaf sheath, etc.).

  Purple rice is also called ancient rice, black rice, etc., and has been cultivated and edible in Japan and China since ancient times, and can be easily obtained from these areas. Examples of purple rice include South China purple from Guangdong, China, and red purple from Akita. Purple rice used as an extraction raw material is brown rice with rice husks removed.

  Substance that has pollen allergen inactivating action contained in extracts from leaves of star fruit, mite allergen inactivating action contained in extracts from leaves of star fruit or brown rice Although details of the substance to be contained are unknown, extracts having pollen allergen inactivating action or mite allergen inactivating action can be obtained from these plants by an extraction method generally used for the extraction of plants.

  For example, after drying a plant as an extraction raw material, it is pulverized as it is or using a pulverizer and subjected to extraction with an extraction solvent to obtain an extract having a pollen allergen inactivating action or a mite allergen inactivating action. be able to. Drying may be performed in the sun or using a commonly used dryer. Moreover, after performing pretreatment, such as degreasing, with a nonpolar solvent such as hexane, it may be used as an extraction material. By performing pretreatment such as degreasing, extraction with a polar solvent can be performed efficiently.

  As the extraction solvent, it is preferable to use a polar solvent, and examples thereof include water and hydrophilic organic solvents. These are used alone or in combination of two or more at room temperature or a temperature below the boiling point of the solvent. It is preferable.

  Examples of water that can be used as the extraction solvent include pure water, tap water, well water, mineral spring water, mineral water, hot spring water, spring water, fresh water, and the like, and those subjected to various treatments. Examples of the treatment applied to water include purification, heating, sterilization, filtration, ion exchange, osmotic pressure adjustment, buffering, and the like. Therefore, the water that can be used as the extraction solvent in the present invention includes purified water, hot water, ion-exchanged water, physiological saline, phosphate buffer, phosphate buffered saline, and the like.

  Examples of hydrophilic organic solvents that can be used as extraction solvents include lower aliphatic alcohols having 1 to 5 carbon atoms such as methanol, ethanol, propyl alcohol, and isopropyl alcohol; lower aliphatic ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone; 1,3-butylene. Examples thereof include polyhydric alcohols having 2 to 5 carbon atoms such as glycol, propylene glycol and glycerin.

  When using the liquid mixture of 2 or more types of polar solvents as an extraction solvent, the mixing ratio can be adjusted suitably. For example, when using a liquid mixture of water and a lower aliphatic alcohol, it is preferable to mix 1 to 90 parts by weight of a lower aliphatic alcohol with respect to 10 parts by weight of water. When using a mixed solution, it is preferable to mix 1 to 40 parts by mass of a lower aliphatic ketone with 10 parts by mass of water, and when using a mixed solution of water and a polyhydric alcohol, water 10 It is preferable to mix 1-90 mass parts of polyhydric alcohol with respect to mass parts.

  The extraction treatment is not particularly limited as long as the soluble component contained in the extraction raw material can be eluted in the extraction solvent, and can be performed according to a conventional method. For example, the extraction raw material is immersed in an extraction solvent in an amount 5 to 15 times (mass ratio) of the extraction raw material, the soluble component is extracted at room temperature or under reflux heating, and then filtered to remove the extraction residue. Can be obtained. The obtained extract is diluted, concentrated, dried, purified, etc. according to a conventional method in order to obtain a diluted or concentrated solution of the extract, a dried product of the extract, or a crude purified product or a purified product thereof. Processing may be performed.

  Purification can be performed by, for example, activated carbon treatment, adsorption resin treatment, ion exchange resin treatment, or the like. The obtained extract can be used as an active ingredient of a pollen allergen inactivating agent or a mite allergen inactivating agent as it is, but a concentrated solution or a dried product is easier to use.

  Since the extract from the leaves of the star fruit obtained as described above has a pollen allergen inactivating action and a mite allergen inactivating action, the pollen allergen inactivating is performed using these actions. It can be used as an active ingredient of an agent and mite allergen inactivating agent. Moreover, since the extract from brown rice of purple rice has a mite allergen inactivating action, it can be used as an active ingredient of a mite allergen inactivating agent by utilizing the action.

  The pollen allergen inactivating agent of the present invention may be composed only of an extract from the leaf portion of star fruit, or may be a formulation of an extract from the leaf portion of star fruit. . Further, the mite allergen inactivating agent of the present invention may be composed of an extract from the leaves of star fruit and / or an extract from brown rice of purple rice, An extract and / or an extract from brown rice of purple rice may be formulated.

  Extracts from the leaves of star fruit or brown rice from purple rice are used in the form of powders, granules in accordance with conventional methods using pharmaceutically acceptable carriers such as dextrin and cyclodextrin and other optional auxiliaries. Can be formulated into an arbitrary dosage form such as a tablet, tablet or liquid. In this case, as an auxiliary agent, for example, an excipient, a binder, a disintegrant, a lubricant, a stabilizer, a flavoring agent and the like can be used. Extracts from leaves of star fruit or brown rice from purple rice can be used in other compositions and used as ointments, solutions for external use, eye drops, nasal drops, etc. You can also

  The mite allergen inactivating agent of the present invention may contain an extract from the leaves of star fruit or an extract from brown rice of purple rice as an active ingredient, or a combination thereof containing as an active ingredient. It may be. When these extracts are combined and contained as active ingredients, the content ratio is not particularly limited, and can be appropriately adjusted according to the strength of physiological activity of these extracts.

  The pollen allergen inactivating agent of the present invention inactivates the pollen allergen causing the type I allergic disease through the pollen allergen inactivating action of the extract from the leaves of the star fruit, and the pollen caused by the pollen allergen Can be prevented, treated or ameliorated. Further, the mite allergen inactivating agent of the present invention causes type I allergic diseases through mite allergen inactivating action possessed by an extract from the leaves of star fruit and / or an extract from brown rice of purple rice. It is possible to inactivate mite allergens, and prevent, treat or ameliorate type I allergic diseases such as allergic asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, and atopic dermatitis caused by mite allergens.

  The pollen allergen is not particularly limited as long as it is a pollen having an action of causing type I allergic diseases, and examples thereof include cedar pollen, cypress pollen, ragweed pollen, camodia pollen, etc. The activator is particularly effective against cedar pollen. The mite allergen is not particularly limited as long as it is a mite having an action causing type I allergic disease. Examples include ticks, feces and dead bodies of these ticks.

  Pollen allergen inactivation means that pollen allergens lose the action of causing allergic symptoms. Moreover, mite allergen inactivation means that the action which causes allergic symptoms is lost from mite allergen. The application target of the pollen allergen inactivating agent of the present invention is, for example, hay fever that causes allergic symptoms by pollen allergen, and the application target of the mite allergen inactivating agent of the present invention is, for example, mite allergen Examples of allergic symptoms include allergic symptoms such as rhinitis, sneezing, asthma, and conjunctivitis.

  The pollen allergen inactivator and mite allergen inactivator of the present invention are preferably applied to humans. However, as long as their effects are exhibited, they can be applied to animals other than humans. Can also be applied.

[Pollen allergen inactivating material, mite allergen inactivating material]
The pollen allergen inactivating material of the present invention includes a carrier and an extract from a leaf portion of star fruit held on the carrier. Moreover, the mite allergen inactivating material of the present invention includes a carrier and an extract from the leaf portion of star fruit and / or brown rice of purple rice held on the carrier. In the pollen allergen inactivating material of the present invention, a pollen allergen inactivating agent formulated with an extract from the leaf portion of star fruit may be held on a carrier, and the mite allergen-inactivating agent of the present invention may be retained. In the activator, a mite allergen inactivating agent formulated with an extract from the leaf portion of star fruit and / or brown rice of purple rice may be held in a carrier.

  As an extract from the leaves of star fruit held on a carrier or an extract from brown rice of purple rice, a star fruit contained as an active ingredient in the aforementioned pollen allergen inactivator or mite allergen inactivator What is necessary is just to use the same thing as the extract from the leaf part or the extract from the brown rice of purple rice.

  The carrier is not particularly limited as long as it can hold an extract from the leaves of star fruit or an extract from brown rice of purple rice on the surface, and may be a porous material or non-porous material. Although it may be a porous body, it is preferably a porous body having a large surface area capable of holding a larger amount of the extract from the leaves of the star fruit or the brown rice. Examples of the porous body include fiber assemblies such as knitted fabrics, woven fabrics, nonwoven fabrics, and papers, porous resin molded bodies such as urethane foam, activated carbon, and porous ceramic materials. Examples of the non-porous body include a non-porous resin molded body, a metal material, a ceramic material, and a stone material. The shape of the carrier is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a sheet shape or a granular shape. Furthermore, filters such as air conditioner filters, air purifier filters, ventilation device filters, masks, clothes, furniture, walls (wall materials), wallpaper, posters, seals, and the like can be used as carriers.

  Extracts from the leaves of star fruit or brown rice from purple rice are retained on the surface of the carrier so that these extracts can be contacted with pollen allergens or mite allergens that are scattered in the air. The method for holding these extracts on a carrier is not particularly limited. Here, the surface of the carrier means a part of the carrier where the carrier can contact the pollen allergen or mite allergen, and the surface of the carrier is not limited to the outer surface of the carrier, but is a part existing inside the carrier. It also includes a site that can come into contact with pollen allergens or mite allergens.

  Examples of the method for holding the extract from the leaf portion of the star fruit or the brown rice extract from the purple rice to the carrier include (1) an extract from the leaf portion of the star fruit or an extract from the brown rice of the purple rice A method of drying the carrier after impregnating the carrier with an aqueous solution, etc. (2) The carrier production process so that an extract from the leaves of star fruit or an extract from brown rice of purple rice appears on the surface of the carrier (3) From the extract of star fruit leaves or purple rice brown rice on the surface of the carrier, And (4) a method of coating the surface of the carrier with an extract from the leaves of star fruit or an extract from brown rice of purple rice via a binder or the like.

  When the carrier is impregnated with an extract from the leaves of star fruit or an aqueous extract of purple rice from brown rice, the impregnation time is the extract from the leaves of star fruit or from brown rice of purple rice Is not particularly limited as long as it can be held on the carrier, and is usually 0.1 to 3 hours, preferably 0.5 to 2 hours.

The amount of the extract from the leaves of star fruit or the brown rice of purple rice held in the carrier is the same as the extract from the leaves of star fruit or the brown rice of purple rice and the pollen allergen or mite. The amount is not particularly limited as long as it is in contact with the allergen and can inactivate the pollen allergen or the mite allergen, but usually 0.01 to 10 g / m ² , preferably 0.1 to 5 g / a m ^2.

  The pollen allergen inactivating material or mite allergen inactivating material described above can be used as filters such as air conditioner filters, air purifier filters, and ventilator filters, masks, clothes, and the like. If pollen allergen inactivating material or mite allergen inactivating material is used as a filter, it is possible to prevent pollen allergen or mite allergen from being scattered again with allergic activity. Moreover, if a pollen allergen inactivation material or a mite allergen inactivation material is used as a mask, the fine pollen allergen or mite allergen that passes through the mask can be inactivated. Furthermore, if the pollen allergen inactivating material or the mite allergen inactivating material is used as clothing, it is possible to prevent the pollen allergen or mite allergen adhering to the clothing from entering the room or the like while having allergic activity.

  When the pollen allergen inactivating material of the present invention is held in the air, the pollen allergen scattered in the air comes into contact with the extract from the leaves of the star fruit held in the carrier, and the leaves of the star fruit The pollen allergen can be inactivated by the pollen allergen inactivating action of the extract from the portion. In addition, the mite allergen inactivating material of the present invention is a mite allergen that scatters in the air when held in the air and an extract from the leaves of the star fruit held in the carrier and / or brown rice of purple rice The mite allergen can be inactivated by the mite allergen inactivating action of the extract from the leaves of the star fruit and / or the extract from the brown rice of purple rice. Therefore, according to the pollen allergen inactivating material of the present invention, hay fever, which is a type I allergic disease caused by the pollen allergen, can be prevented, treated or improved, and the mite allergen inactivating material of the present invention is used. According to allergic asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis caused by mite allergens such as Dermatophagoides farinae, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, etc. Can prevent, treat or ameliorate type I allergic diseases such as

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although a test example is shown and this invention is demonstrated concretely, this invention is not restrict | limited to each following test example at all. In this test example, Star Fruit Leaf Extract Powder MF (Sample 1, manufactured by Maruzen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) is used as an extract from the leaves of Star Fruit, and Purple Brown Rice is used as an extract from purple rice. Dry extract F (Sample 2, manufactured by Maruzen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.) was used.

[Test Example 1] Cedar pollen allergen inactivation test (1) Cedar pollen allergen inactivation reaction Sample 1 was dissolved in a PBS solution containing 1% DMSO at the concentrations shown in Table 1 to prepare each sample solution. . 100 μL of each sample solution was added to each 96-well microplate, and cedar pollen allergen (product name: purified cedar pollen antigen Cry j 1, manufactured by Seikagaku Corporation) was dissolved in 0.1% bovine serum albumin-containing PBS solution. A 2 ng / mL cedar pollen allergen solution was added at 100 μL per well and shaken at room temperature for 2 hours. In addition, as a control, a solution obtained by adding a cedar pollen allergen solution to a PBS solution containing 1% DMSO to which no sample was added was similarly shaken.

  After shaking, 100 μL of cedar pollen allergen solution was collected from each hole of the microplate, and the concentration of cedar pollen allergen (ng / mL) present in the solution was measured by sandwich ELISA as shown below.

(2) Quantification of cedar pollen allergen concentration (sandwich ELISA method)
100 μL of a 10 μg / mL coating solution (product name: anti-Cry j 1 monoclonal antibody 013, manufactured by Seikagaku Corporation) was added to each well of the ELISA plate and allowed to stand at room temperature for 2 hours. Thereafter, the coating solution was removed, 250 μL of 0.1% bovine serum albumin-containing PBS solution was added, and the mixture was allowed to stand at 4 ° C. overnight. Thereafter, the PBS solution containing 0.1% bovine serum albumin was removed, 100 μL of the cedar pollen allergen solution shaken for 2 hours was added, and the mixture was shaken at room temperature for 2 hours.

  As a standard, cedar pollen allergen (product name: purified cedar pollen antigen Cry j 1, manufactured by Seikagaku Corporation) was dissolved in a PBS solution containing 0.1% bovine serum albumin, 4 ng / mL, 2 ng / mL, 1 ng. Standard solutions for calibration curves of / mL, 0.5 ng / mL, and 0.25 ng / mL were prepared. 100 μL of standard solution for calibration curve at each concentration was added to the ELISA plate and shaken at room temperature for 2 hours. After shaking, the ELISA plate was washed 3 times with 300 μL of PBS solution containing 0.05% Tween 20, and then diluted 1000 times (Japanese cedar pollen allergen monoclonal antibody (product name: horseradish peroxidase-labeled anti-Cry j 1 monoclonal antibody 053) , Manufactured by Seikagaku Corporation) and shaken at room temperature for 2 hours. The ELISA plate was washed three times with 300 μL of PBS solution containing 0.05% Tween 20, and then 120 μL of 0.3 mg / mL ABTS solution was added to cause color development at room temperature and reacted for 10 to 20 minutes, followed by mixing. Then, the absorbance at 405 nm was measured with a microplate reader.

Using the calibration curve obtained from the absorbance of the standard solution for the calibration curve, the cedar pollen allergen concentration in the sample-added cedar pollen allergen solution and the cedar pollen allergen concentration in the sample-free cedar pollen allergen solution were quantified. The cedar pollen allergen inactivation rate (%) was calculated based on the following formula using the quantitative results.
Cedar pollen allergen inactivation rate (%) = (B−A) / B × 100
In the formula, A represents “the cedar pollen allergen concentration in the sample-added cedar pollen allergen solution (ng / mL)”, and B represents “the cedar pollen allergen concentration in the sample-free cedar pollen allergen solution (ng / mL)”. ".
The results of the above test are shown in Table 1.

[Table 1] Cedar pollen allergen inactivation rate (%)
Sample concentration (% by mass) Deactivation rate (%)
1.0 99.5
2.5 100.0

  As shown in Table 1, it was confirmed that the extract from the leaf part of the star fruit has an excellent cedar pollen allergen inactivating effect.

[Test Example 2] Mite allergen inactivation test 50 μL of a 2000 ng / mL coating solution (product name: anti-Der fII monoclonal antibody 15E11, manufactured by Seikagaku Corporation) was added to each well of an ELISA plate and overnight at 4 ° C. Left to stand. The ELISA plate was washed three times with 300 μL of a PBS solution containing 0.05% Tween 20, and then 200 μL of a 1% bovine serum albumin-containing PBS solution was added and allowed to stand at room temperature for 1 hour for blocking. After blocking, the plate was washed three times with 300 μL of PBS solution containing 0.05% Tween 20, and mite allergen inactivation reaction was performed as shown below.

(1) Mite allergen inactivation reaction Samples 1 and 2 were dissolved in PBS solutions containing 1% DMSO so as to have the concentrations shown in Table 2 to prepare each sample solution. After completion of blocking, each sample solution was added to the ELISA plate after washing at 25 μL per well, and mite allergen (product name: purified mite antigen Der fII, manufactured by Seikagaku Corporation) was dissolved in PBS solution at 200 ng / 25 mL of mite allergen solution was added per well and shaken at room temperature for 2 hours. As a control, a PBS solution was added to an ELISA plate, a mite allergen solution was added, and the mixture was shaken in the same manner.

  Also, as a standard, mite allergen is dissolved in a PBS solution to prepare standard solutions for calibration curves of 300 ng / mL, 150 ng / mL, 75 ng / mL, 37.5 ng / mL, 18.8 ng / mL, 9.4 ng / mL. did. 50 μL of standard solution for calibration curve at each concentration was added to the ELISA plate and similarly shaken at room temperature for 2 hours.

(2) Determination of mite allergen concentration (sandwich ELISA method)
After shaking, the ELISA plate was washed 3 times with 300 μL of PBS solution containing 0.05% Tween 20, and then diluted 2000 times. Mite allergen monoclonal antibody (product name: horseradish peroxidase labeled anti-Der fII monoclonal antibody 13A4PO, live 50 μL of chemical industry) was added and shaken at room temperature for 2 hours. Then, the ELISA plate was washed 3 times with 300 μL of PBS solution containing 0.05% Tween 20 and then 100 μL of 0.3 mg / mL ABTS solution was added to cause color development at room temperature, followed by mixing for 10 to 20 minutes. The absorbance at 405 nm was measured with a microplate reader.

Using the calibration curve obtained from the absorbance of the standard curve standard solution, the mite allergen concentration in the sample-added mite allergen solution and the mite allergen concentration in the sample-free mite allergen solution were quantified. The mite allergen inactivation rate (%) was calculated based on the following formula using the quantitative result.
Mite allergen inactivation rate (%) = (B−A) / B × 100
In the formula, A represents “the mite allergen concentration in the sample-added mite allergen solution (ng / mL)”, and B represents “the mite allergen concentration in the sample-free mite allergen solution (ng / mL)”.
The results of the above test are shown in Table 2.

[Table 2] Mite allergen inactivation rate (%)
Specimen sample concentration (mass%) inactivation rate (%)
Sample 1 0.25 72.2
1.0 94.7
2.5 98.2
Sample 2 0.25 47.0
1.0 53.8
2.5 42.5

  As shown in Table 2, it was confirmed that the extract from the leaf part of the star fruit and the extract from the brown rice of purple rice have an excellent mite allergen inactivating effect. In particular, it was confirmed that the extract from the leaf part of star fruit has an excellent mite allergen inactivating action.

The pollen allergen inactivating agent and pollen allergen inactivating material of the present invention are useful for the prevention, treatment or improvement of hay fever caused by pollen allergen, and the mite allergen inactivating agent and mite allergen inactivating material of the present invention. Is useful for the prevention, treatment or amelioration of type I allergic diseases such as allergic asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis due to mite, mite carcasses and feces mite allergens.

Claims (4)

  A pollen allergen inactivating agent containing an extract from the leaves of star fruit as an active ingredient.   A mite allergen inactivating agent containing an extract from the leaf portion of star fruit and / or brown rice of purple rice as an active ingredient. A carrier;
A pollen allergen inactivating material comprising an extract from a leaf portion of star fruit held on the carrier. A carrier;
A mite allergen inactivating material comprising an extract from a leaf portion of star fruit and / or brown rice of purple rice held on the carrier.